JCGS is holding its first 24-Hour Navkar Mantra Jaap at our new derasar starting Saturday, October 29 at 9:00 am and ending on Sunday, October 30 at 9:00 am! The Jaap will be led by Shmt. Harsha Patel and will be held in person at our new location:
10375 Old Placerville Rd, Sacramento, CA 95827
Every participant/family will be allowed to chant in 1 hour blocks. Feel free to join with someone else to cover a block. You can register for multiple slots and every slot can have multiple participants.
We want to make sure as a sangh, all 24 hours are covered!
About Smt. Harsha Patel
Smt. Harsha Patel has been residing in the USA since 1974. She is dedicated to Jainism with focus on nonviolence and Namokar Mantra Jaap. She was inspired by Jain Acharya Sushilkumar Maharaj’s teachings on nonviolence, akhand jaap and Jainism. She has facilitated and managed 174 Japps with 24 to 108 hours duration globally.
10 countries participated in a 108-Hour Jaap in June 2021 at Palitana with the presence of Acharyaji, Muniji, Sadhviji and Sangh.
Jaaps have been done in the USA, Canada, and India. She has been doing 24-hour Namokar Mantra Jaaps 3 times per year at Siddhachalam, Jain Tirth in New Jeresy since 1996. Harsha is always anxious to help the people for nonviolence, multiplicity of truth, and betterment of life.
Her husband, Jay Patel is CEO, Founder and Consultant of QPS, a global consulting and training company. He is totally supportive of her work and dedicated to the nonviolence cause. He also dedicated the Mahatma Gandhi statue in his birth village in India to spread nonviolence.